{"id":4844,"date":"2011-03-31T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T00:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hagarty-on-wine.com\/OnWineBlog\/?p=4844"},"modified":"2011-04-15T21:36:47","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T01:36:47","slug":"2011-wineries-unlimited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hagarty-on-wine.com\/OnWineBlog\/2011-wineries-unlimited\/","title":{"rendered":"Wineries Unlimited 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

35th<\/sup> Winery Rendezvous Meets All Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The largest winery conference east of the Mississippi was held March 29 to April 1, 2011 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.<\/p>\n

The annual confab was attended by over 1,600 winery personnel and hundreds of vendors.\u00a0 With the USA\u2019s new title of \u201cworld\u2019s largest wine consuming nation,\u201d wine making and its marketing have become big business in the eastern United States.<\/p>\n

On March 30, I accompanied the owner and management staff of Rappahannock Cellars<\/span> as we headed south to The River City. \u00a0At the convention center, our team fanned out and took in all aspects of the event in blitzkrieg fashion. Based on the show\u2019s hyperactivity, new services and equipment will soon be gracing wineries throughout the mid-Atlantic region.<\/p>\n

During my stroll of the exhibit area, I was fortunate to briefly chat with legendary\u00a0winemaker Randall Grahm, owner and winemaker at Bonny Doon Vineyard<\/a> in Santa Cruz, California.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On this road show, I left my reporter\u2019s pen and pad at home and grab my video camera.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve never attended this mega trade show, spend a few minutes seeing what transpires on the convention floor and in the seminars. The array of products is impressive.<\/p>\n

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35th Winery Rendezvous Meets All Expectations The largest winery conference east of the Mississippi was held March 29 to April 1, 2011 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The annual confab was attended by over 1,600 winery personnel and hundreds of vendors.\u00a0 With the USA\u2019s new title of \u201cworld\u2019s largest wine consuming nation,\u201d wine making […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[318,313,16,315,312,37,314,138],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n